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In Reply to: RE: using component outputs HD DVD posted by 2ms on July 31, 2007 at 14:57:37
You can output HD DVD over component as well as upscale standard DVDs that don't have the flag enabled. HDMI is about DRM first and foremost and secondary to give J6P a one cable hook up. Quality of signal is 3rd at best for HDMI.
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I have an Oppo 970HD, and the quality of some DVDs played via HDMI that I have watched recently is superb. One example is "The Departed." The quality is comaprable to an average satellite HD broadcast, but of course not as good as the top-quality HD satellite signals and the over-the-braodcasts that I get. Were these special DVDs? If I had played them via component output, would they have been as good, or does this "flag" thing come in to play. I haven't tried the output of my satelliet receiver in components. I just hooked up HDMI and it worked flawlessly, instantly, so I never messed with it. Is it worth messing with component input?
Because the few DVDs that I have watched looked so good, I feel little incentive right now to buy any kind of HD player. I don't buy many movies at all, but just rent them, so I feel I can wait until things settle down. DVD via my HD TV is just very nice. It's all a matter of choice.
Thanks for any help you can be.
Joe
I should have looked around on the web first. I'm not sure I understand it correctly, though. To put it simply, as I understand it, a flag-enabled disk won't allow the output of some higher definition signals derived from a DVD through an analogue connection like component video. This is to prevent copying. Is that correct? It also seems to say tha you can out put those higher quality DVD signals through an HDMI cable, regardless of whether the disc is flagged. But I also gather you can always output true HD recordings with a HD player via component connections and of course ordinary DVD the same way.
Joe
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=882744
When I look at the specs for seemingly all the "upconverting" DVD and HD-DVD players on the market these days, they always say something like "(via HDMI)" next to wherever they say it up-samples. This is accross the board from $65 DVD players that "upsample" to the HD-DVD players.
Do you get upsampled output with the component outputs too anyway? That seems to be what you are saying but I wonder why all the "via HDMI" stuff in all the specs listings.
HD DVDs will be fine.
Jack
1080i perhaps depending on one's display? I think most folks capable of just component connection at this point are curious! TIA!!
Upscaling cannot be done over component on 99%+ of all th conercial DVDs out there.
Jack
That is my understanding from what I've been reading. I can provide a link to some of the HD players that says that right in their specs.
There are some SD DVDs players that will upscale over component. There had been discussions on the avsforum about which player one feels is the best one to go with for that. I believe Bravo is one of the manufacturers that has this capability. Zenith also had a player that was very popular. I believe the model was DVB318 or something close to that.
Also, I believe there is a manufacturer that puts out a component to HDMI adapter. Now that's interesting!!
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